Oliver highest paid in Halton: Sunshine List

Oliver highest paid in Halton: Sunshine List

Halton Healthcare Service’s (HHS) President and CEO John Oliver was the highest-paid public sector official in Halton in 2013.

According to the Province of Ontario’s ‘Sunshine List,’ which discloses public sector salaries for individuals making more than $100,000 a year, Oliver received $477,689.76 in salary and taxable benefits.

This is slightly higher than the $477,520.48 he was paid in 2012, but slightly less than the $477,838.62 he received in 2011.

The Sunshine List shows HHS also employs the second-highest paid public sector employee in Halton with HHS Chief of Staff Dr. Lorne Martin receiving $427,992.59 in salary and taxable benefits in 2013.

"The Town’s approach to setting salaries is to remain competitive and reward performance in order to attract and retain highly-qualified staff." - Elizabeth Bourns, director, human resources, Town of Oakville

HHS had 111 employees on the 2013 list, up from 89 in 2012 and 80 in 2011.

HHS Medical Microbiologist Neil Rau took home the third highest pay at $319,782.39 in salary and taxable benefits.

HHS Executive Vice-President Denise Hardenne also made the list, being paid $310,291.52.

Other staffers at HHS who made the 2013 list included 17 registered nurses and four nurse practitioners. It’s usual for some employees to make the list because of overtime work.

Sheridan College also saw a bump in the number of employees on the list with the total moving from 260 in 2012 to 316 last year.

Following Zabudsky was Vice-President of Student Affairs and Enrolment Ian Marley who received $244,405.51 while Provost and Vice-President Academic Mary Preece earned $242,584.12.

The Town of Oakville had 192 employees make the Sunshine List in 2013, 14 more than 2012’s total of 178.

A total of 151 Town employees made the list in 2011 while 121 could be found on it in 2010.

Town of Oakville Chief Administrative Officer Ray Green was again the highest paid Town employee receiving $212,111.64 in 2013.

He was followed by Oakville’s Planning and Development Commissioner Jane Clohecy who was paid $197,764.12.

“The increase in the number of employees (14) on the list reflects a variety of factors such as overtime earnings and benefits, salary increases negotiated through collective bargaining, job promotions, and new positions required to meet service delivery needs.

The Town’s approach to setting salaries is to remain competitive and reward performance in order to attract and retain highly-qualified staff,” said Elizabeth Bourns, director of Human Resources at the Town.

At Queen’s Park, Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn was listed as earning $135,781.14 and functioning as Chief Government Whip in the Ontario Legislature.

Halton Region had 499 employees on the Sunshine List, up from 391 in 2012 and 339 in 2011.

Being in charge of Regional council did not translate into making the most money with Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr earning $170,121.80 in 2013.

Halton Region employees making more than $100,000 included 269 Halton police employees.

In the education sector, a total of 459 employees with Halton’s Catholic and public school boards earned $100,000 in 2013.

The Halton public board had 314 workers on the Sunshine List in 2013 while the Catholic board had 145 names on it.

The top earners at the two boards continue to be the head administrators at both. Public board Education Director David Euale led the pay window in 2013 with $227,880 in salary with no taxable benefits, followed by public board Associate Director Jeff Blackwell who earned a salary of $198,555, plus $5,460 in taxable benefits.